One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering.
Simone Weil
Universe, Suffering, Identity, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Perspective, Human Condition
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Harm | Moral Reflection | Intelligence | Belief Systems | Politics | Revolution | Autonomy | Facing Mortality | Community | Gratitude Balance | Human Needs | Moral Integrity | Moral Judgment | Psychological Clarity | True Understanding | Fissures | Spiritual Salvation | Prayer | Virtues | Self-acceptance | More
More Simone Weil Quotes
“Every kind of reward constitutes a degradation of energy.” Simone Weil
Reward And Energy, Degrading Exchange, Effort Worth, Reward, Energy, Degradation
Simone Weil Reward And Energy, Degrading Exchange, Effort Worth, Reward, Energy, Degradation“When we see the world, the image we see is not only a reflection of the world, it is also a reflection of us.” Simone Weil
Perception, Self-reflection, World View, Human Nature, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Concept
Simone Weil Perception, Self-reflection, World View, Human Nature, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Concept“What should he do? It is simple. If he can escape from the grip of the people who wield the whip, he must run away. If he could have evaded his tormentors in the first place, he should have.” Simone Weil
Escape Survival, Freedom Struggles, Oppression Reflection, Self-Liberation, Human Strength, Societal Chains
Simone Weil Escape Survival, Freedom Struggles, Oppression Reflection, Self-Liberation, Human Strength, Societal Chains“We should not seize upon these mysteries as truths, for that is impossible, but recognize the subordination to these mysteries which we love of all that we seize upon as truths. The intelligence can recognize this subordination by feeling that the love of these mysteries is the source of conceptions which it can seize upon as truths. Such should be the relationship between faith and love.” Simone Weil
Mysteries, Truths, Faith, Love, Intellectual Humility, Spiritual Understanding
Simone Weil Mysteries, Truths, Faith, Love, Intellectual Humility, Spiritual Understanding“Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself which makes this void.” Simone Weil
Grace, Void, Spaces, Divine Entry, Spiritual Renewal, Inner Emptiness
Simone Weil Grace, Void, Spaces, Divine Entry, Spiritual Renewal, Inner Emptiness“"Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.” Simone Weil
Petroleum, Conflict, Geopolitics, Resources, International Relations, Economic Warfare
Simone Weil Petroleum, Conflict, Geopolitics, Resources, International Relations, Economic Warfare“All mediocrity flies from the light.” Simone Weil
Mediocrity, Light, Truth, Personal Growth, Spiritual Illumination, Moral Courage
Simone Weil Mediocrity, Light, Truth, Personal Growth, Spiritual Illumination, Moral Courage“A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war.” Simone Weil
Nation, War, Respect, Self-Determination, National Identity, Global Conflict
Simone Weil Nation, War, Respect, Self-Determination, National Identity, Global Conflict“It is because the will has no power to bring about salvation that the idea of secular morality is an absurdity. What is called morality only depends on the will in what is, so to speak, its most muscular aspect. Religion on the contrary corresponds to desire, and it is desire that saves. To long for God and to renounce all the rest, that alone can save.” Simone Weil
Salvation, Morality, Religion, Desire, Spiritual Longing, Divine Connection
Simone Weil Salvation, Morality, Religion, Desire, Spiritual Longing, Divine Connection“"The essential thing to know about God is that God is Good. All the rest is secondary.” Simone Weil
Divinity, Goodness, Theology, Essence, Spiritual Understanding, Religious Philosophy
Simone Weil Divinity, Goodness, Theology, Essence, Spiritual Understanding, Religious Philosophy“We should desire neither the immortality nor the death of any human being, whoever he may be, with whom we have to do.” Simone Weil
Human Mortality, Balanced Desire, Ethical Choices, Immortality, Compassion, Human Values
Simone Weil Human Mortality, Balanced Desire, Ethical Choices, Immortality, Compassion, Human Values“The institutions that regulate the public life of a country always influence the general mentality – such is the prestige of power.” Simone Weil
Power, Influence, Society, Institutions, Public Life, Mentality Control
Simone Weil Power, Influence, Society, Institutions, Public Life, Mentality Control“Physical labour is a daily death.” Simone Weil
Labour, Death, Physical, Daily Struggle, Human Condition, Effort Sacrifice
Simone Weil Labour, Death, Physical, Daily Struggle, Human Condition, Effort Sacrifice“For the soldier death is the future, the future his profession assigns him. Yet the idea of man’s having death for a future is abhorrent to nature. Once the experience of war makes visible the possibility of death that lies locked up in each moment, our thoughts cannot travel from one day to the next without meeting death’s face.” Simone Weil
Soldier’s Future, War Realities, Facing Mortality, Death Awareness, Human Nature, War Reflections
Simone Weil Soldier’s Future, War Realities, Facing Mortality, Death Awareness, Human Nature, War Reflections“Every being cries out in silence to be read differently. Do not be indifferent to these cries.” Simone Weil
Empathy, Understanding, Individuality, Human Connection, Perception, Compassion
Simone Weil Empathy, Understanding, Individuality, Human Connection, Perception, Compassion“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” Simone Weil
Soul’s Needs, Rootedness, Emotional Stability, Human Connection, Inner Peace, Life Essentials
Simone Weil Soul’s Needs, Rootedness, Emotional Stability, Human Connection, Inner Peace, Life Essentials“If we apply to the present the point of that desire within us which corresponds to finality, it pierces right through to the eternal.” Simone Weil
Desire, Eternity, Present Moment, Spiritual Insight, Human Longing, Philosophical Concept
Simone Weil Desire, Eternity, Present Moment, Spiritual Insight, Human Longing, Philosophical Concept“There should not be the slightest discrepancy between one’s beliefs and one’s way of life.” Simone Weil
Beliefs, Life, Discrepancy, Personal Integrity, Spiritual Consistency, Moral Practice
Simone Weil Beliefs, Life, Discrepancy, Personal Integrity, Spiritual Consistency, Moral Practice